Posts by Rosanne Cubitt
5 Questions to ask before choosing a Relationship Counsellor
Are they trained to work with relationships? Entrusting yourself and your relationship to relationship counselling can seem daunting especially when there are so many different forms of counselling available. The first thing you need to ask a counsellor is about their training in relationship work. Relationships Scotland runs fully accredited and validated courses for those…
Read MoreDeveloping our Cultural Competence
Tony Buon is facilitating a training day for Relationships Scotland family mediators on Friday 20 January, during Family Mediation week, to emphasise the importance of cultural intelligence (CI) in mediation. Family mediators work with parents from many different cultures and they understand different ways of communicating. This CPD event will encourage mediators to develop…
Read MoreHave Your Say – Children and Young People Leaflet
Top tips for communicating – with your child’s other parent, your children and others
Communicating effectively has a massive impact on relationships – whether that’s with your life partner, your children, their other parent, your friends or at work. You need to find a way to get on, get your ideas across and overcome differences of opinion if you are going to succeed and move forward. Here are…
Read MoreFind out how mediation has helped some families; it might help in your situation too.
We asked our family mediators to tell us about how mediation has helped some of the families they have been meeting with. Here are some of the stories they told us. Hopefully, they shed some light on how mediation might help you, your family or friends. Details have been changed to protect confidentiality. …
Read MoreSeparating parents urged to avoid courtroom conflict as Family Mediation Week kicks off in Scotland
Parents living in Scotland who have decided to separate or divorce in 2023 are being urged to find out how to avoid courtroom confrontation to settle parenting arrangements, with the launch of Family Mediation Week, 16 – 20 January. January usually sees a dramatic rise in the number of parents deciding to live apart…
Read MoreCertificate in Couple Counselling 2022-2023
Are you a qualified counsellor and interested in working with couples? We have just launched the recruitment for our next Certificate in Couple Counselling, post qualifying course, starting in October 2022. The Cert CC is A COSCA-validated specialist course for qualified counsellors. Practice-based – supervised placements available across Scotland. Psychodynamic and systemic approach.…
Read MoreFamily Mediation for All
We know that families come in all shapes and sizes and that parents, children and other family members have different life experiences and make their own life choices. Our mediators are skilled at helping all families find solutions that are as unique as they are. We also know that some people might be concerned about…
Read MoreIt’s good to talk in Family Mediation
This article first appeared in the Scotsman on 20 January 2022. Do you wish you could have a discussion with your ex-partner about the arrangements for the children which made some progress towards a resolution? Many people find communicating with their child’s other parent hugely challenging. Difficulty in communicating might have been one of the…
Read MoreFamily Mediation – working alongside other support for families in the context of Separation and Divorce
This is the story of one of our families who were attending the Child Contact Centre, and how they made effective use of mediation. Sophie (not her real name) was around 7 years old, and she was brought to the Centre fortnightly on a Saturday by her Mum, to spend time with her Dad. The…
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